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Hannah Berson
Astoria, NY

Her mom is in the relationship seat again. Mere said Hannah was "all butterflies and wobbly knees" on Friday's broadcast but today she is all about fun.

Topic Tree: (randomized)
Military Lingo
Odd Couple
Everybody Dance
Historical Markers
Name that Wall
Trailblazer


Question 5 - Trailblazer
In 1895, who was the first African-American to receive a doctorate from Harvard University?
A. Frederick Douglass B. Marcus Garvey
C. Booker T. Washington D. W.E.B. Du Bois

JTQ 2

Hannah thinks Frederick Douglass is too early and Marcus Garvey may be too recent. Not sure enough.

Answer and value

D. W.E.B. Du Bois
Value: $7000 jumped
Bank: $25100

Question 6 - Name that Wall
Fenway Park, the home field of the Boston Red Sox, as a menacing wall in left field called what?
A. The Blue Goblin B. The Red Dragon
C. The Green Monster D. The Golden Cyclops

Spoiler

Hannah said she has a friend Corin who is a die-hard Red Sox fan who would give her a hard time if she misses this

Answer and value

C. The Green Monster
Value: $1000
Bank: $26100

Question 7 - Historical Markers
The Hillbilly Days Festival in Pikeville, Kentucky draws tourists interested in what families' famous feud?
A. Hatfields and McCoys B. Montagues and Capulets
C. Tattaglias and Corleones D. Shepherdsons and Grangerfords

Answer and value

A. Hatfields and McCoys
Value: $3000
Bank: $29100

Question 8 - Everybody Dance
The song for what obligatory line dance eloquently states, "Boogie woogie, woogie! You can't resist it"?
A. Macarena B. The Hustle
C. Hokey Pokey D. Electric Slide

Spoiler

Hannah sings part of it and then says she can't believe she did that

Answer and value

D. Electric Slide
Value: $25K!
Bank: $54100

Commercial break

Question 9- Odd Couple
Confirmed by a U.S. study in 2011, what rare condition results in a cross-reactive allergy between a type of food and a pet?
A. Peanut-dog syndrome B. Egg-gerbil syndrome
C. Apple-bird syndrome D. Pork-cat syndrome

Spoiler

Hannah was leaning A because of peanuts, but there are egg allergies too. Not sure how many people are allergic to apples or pork. Hannah thinks it is probably A but wants to walk and decides to do so.

Answer and value

D. Pork-cat syndrome
Value: $not revealed
Bank: $27050, walk

Question 9- Odd Couple
Confirmed by a U.S. study in 2011, what rare condition results in a cross-reactive allergy between a type of food and a pet?
A. Peanut-dog syndrome B. Egg-gerbil syndrome
C. Apple-bird syndrome D. Pork-cat syndrome

Spoiler

Hannah was leaning A because of peanuts, but there are egg allergies too. Not sure how many people are allergic to apples or pork. Hannah thinks it is probably A but wants to walk and decides to do so.

Answer and value

D. Pork-cat syndrome
Value: $not revealed
Bank: $27050, walk

JTQ

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Hannah Berson
Astoria, NY

Her mom is in the relationship seat again. Mere said Hannah was "all butterflies and wobbly knees" on Friday's broadcast but today she is all about fun.

No, it's not all about fun - it's about winning money. If you happen to have fun in the process, all the better.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9- Odd Couple
Confirmed by a U.S. study in 2011, what rare condition results in a cross-reactive allergy between a type of food and a pet?
A. Peanut-dog syndrome B. Egg-gerbil syndrome
C. Apple-bird syndrome D. Pork-cat syndrome

Spoiler

Hannah was leaning A because of peanuts, but there are egg allergies too. Not sure how many people are allergic to apples or pork. Hannah thinks it is probably A but wants to walk and decides to do so.

Answer and value

D. Pork-cat syndrome
Value: $not revealed
Bank: $27050, walk

I've still got two lifelines so I'll use my other JTQ on this one because I don't think the audience would know it. FTR I was thinking it might be B.

I like to think I'm "up on this sort of stuff", & I've never heard of pork-cat syndrome in my life. Well, I'm glad I don't eat
(a) pork
(b) cats

& I will have to go read up on this.

ghostjmf wrote:I like to think I'm "up on this sort of stuff", & I've never heard of pork-cat syndrome in my life. Well, I'm glad I don't eat
(a) pork
(b) cats

& I will have to go read up on this.

What it means is that if you're allergic to pork you may be allergic to cats as well, due to the same antibody.

earendel wrote:No, it's not all about fun - it's about winning money. If you happen to have fun in the process, all the better.

Ease off. This is still a game show. Emphasis on game. Playing. Having fun. That's what makes them enjoyable to watch. No wonder you and Marley and others don't seem to like the show anymore. Your perspective is completely twisted from most people's on the show, and I'd wager at home. It's one thing to say that game play gets overwhelmed by all the pleasantness and gimmickry. It's another to say that the game play should be overwhelming everything else. That's a horrible thing to say.

CarShark wrote:

earendel wrote:No, it's not all about fun - it's about winning money. If you happen to have fun in the process, all the better.

Ease off. This is still a game show. Emphasis on game. Playing. Having fun. That's what makes them enjoyable to watch. No wonder you and Marley and others don't seem to like the show anymore. Your perspective is completely twisted from most people's on the show, and I'd wager at home. It's one thing to say that game play gets overwhelmed by all the pleasantness and gimmickry. It's another to say that the game play should be overwhelming everything else. That's a horrible thing to say.

You emphasized the correct word - game. BAM is a game. And the goal of any game is to win (or do well). It's nice if someone can have fun along the way, but the emphasis should be on someone trying to answer the questions, advance through the stack and get to the $1 million. As I look at it, the "fun stuff" is a distraction from this basic objective.

Having said that, you misunderstand me if you think I don't like the show. If I didn't like it I wouldn't watch it. But it is not the same show that debuted in November 1999 - both in the way that one qualifies to be on the show and in the way the hosts have approached it. Regis had fun - heck, I had fun when I was on the show in 2000 - but there was no doubt that the primary purpose of the game show was the game, not the peripheral elements (chatting up the contestant). Clearly Meredith (and presumably TPTB) have chosen to emphasize the "fun" element, and the contestant selection process reflects that. Look at it this way - do you really think that J! would be as much "fun" to watch if Meredith was the host and spending more time talking to the contestants than going through the board?